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Thewith abandon and the bloody clashes only increased Malko his head back toward the vampire's cell Directly outside, that dead feos to launch therisly face was creased into a s hiain and again But Lothaire fought a losing battle "Slaine?" he bit out "A hand here"

The fe her head at Malkom, her sole eye riveted to his face "RIIIIINNNNNNGGGGG?"

Malkom shook his head slowly, then turned toward the witch's cell, calling over his shoulder, "Where's your allegiance now, vampire?"

Chapter 31

"You wanna tell me about Thronos?" Carrow murmured as she carried Ruby and led Lanthe toward Chase's office "Since we're all on the lam from him?"

"He's broken because of reat height And not to use his wings"

Beauty "The guys - in fact, everyone here - they do love us, huh?"

Lanthe nodded "I'eniality"

As they approached the end of their corridor,hall Ravenous for blood, bone, and flesh Their red eyes gleaaits uneven

Lanthe and Carrow pressed theainst her shoulder

As the creatures scented the air, Carrow's heart raced We can't outrun them A second passedthen anotherOne took a step in their direction -

Screaos loped off toward the sound

Too close And they wouldn't be so lucky next tiht, Carrow sped in the opposite direction down the next ward, the one filled with offices and labs The butchery here was even worse than in their own Dead huauntlet of fights, sex, andfeeding Rocks still rose, buckling the floor The entire area was unstable

At last, they reached the office unscathed The door had been broken open and now hung askew on its hinges Ignoring her dis"uiet, Carrow cautiously eased inside Eht much like the one Chase had watched there teeks earlier

Across the office, the panel door was already halfway open They slipped inside

The area looked like a storage roo the walls The ceiling had begun caving, with so the floor I froht of stairs, then followed the sound to find Fegley trapped, his nearly severed right arun lay mere inches beyond his other hand's reach

"So close, yet so far away" I couldn't have tortured him better myself Well, she could But this would do She toed the muzzle with her boot "Aw, it doesn't see his line When she kicked the gun away, he cried harder

From behind them, Lanthe breathed, "Look at this place These are all our effects"

They were surrounded by the weapons and personal belongings of the prisoners - Invidia whips and antler headdresses, the leather saddlebags of the centaurs, weapons of all kinds